Gros poisson dans une petite mare [English translation]

[Intro]

"Say, Uncle Orel: could you tell us a story?

- Okay! It's called "Big fish in a small pond". It's about people who give too much importance to themselves! Are you kids ready?

- Yeaaaaah!

[Verse 1 - Orelsan]

Okay! Jessica walks with her torso bulging in the streets of her village

We give her twenty years, she's seventeen behind the makeup

She's the less ugly bitch in her lost town

So every guy in the area dreams of fucking her

Her plans are to stop school, go to the capital

To become an actress or model

Her starlet dreams go to her head

Nothing is good enough for her anymore, except the rhinestones and sequins

She's dating Nico, twenty-six years old, physio

Nothing in the skull, everything in the tear gas canister

In the nightclub, he's the one who makes the law

He's the kind of guy who flunks you just to prove to you that he has the right

Proud as a king on his throne

Choosing who can go in gives him the impression of being in control

He's perfectly playing his role of motherfucking bouncer

When he slams the door in your face with a superior look

Conclusion: Just because you're the most good in the village doesn't mean you're good

Just because you keep the entrance to the nightclub doesn't make you the boss

If you weigh on a small scale, and that you flex

You're not going anywhere, and it'll be too late when you realize it

[Chorus - Children's Choir and Orelsan]

A big fish in a small pond

The king of ants, the prince of minions

A big fish in a small pond

I'm talking about bluffing, excessive pride, abuse of power

A big fish in a small pond

The king of ants, the prince of minions

A big fish in a small pond

You always find stronger than yourself: that's the moral of the story

[Verse 2 - Orelsan]

Fabrice sticks posters in his city

With his name written bigger than the artist of whom he is the first part

His goal in music is to squeeze kids

And get into the only nightclub in the area where he's a VIP for free

Twenty-four hours a day with its suite

The 20 people who buy his records and suck his dick

He's playing the Americans on the floor

But when you take off the luxury sunglasses, there's no charisma

He keeps saying he's in music instead of really doing it

He finds his plans thanks to his older brother Clément

Twenty-seven years old, event organizer

Business-mythomaniac in music and clothing

Hopeful youth leader, he'll take them nowhere

His contacts are the buddy of the sister of a star's brother-in-law's sister

The Eddy Barclay of Calvados

Everything in the bluff, up to his suit Dolce Gabanos

Conclusion: Just because you have twenty groupies doesn't mean you sell too many records

Just because you make three calls doesn't mean you're in show business

If you weigh on a small scale, and that you flex

You're not going anywhere, and it'll be too late when you realize it

[Chorus - Children's Choir and Orelsan]

A big fish in a small pond

The king of ants, the prince of minions

A big fish in a small pond

I'm talking about bluffing, excessive pride, abuse of power

A big fish in a small pond

The king of ants, the prince of minions

A big fish in a small pond

You always find stronger than yourself: that's the moral of the story

[Verse 3 - Orelsan]

In the world of work, I've met the same guys a lot of times

Team leaders, chain managers, managers at Quick

Who would sell their mothers to move up the ladder

Who you're giving a little power to, and they're freaking out

The last one I met is Claude, that's his real name

I don't think he listens to my songs, but nevermind

His empire is reception, his carriage is his Opel

The worst part is, he's not even the hotel boss

He's the executive assistant, five feet tall and frustrated

Good only to abuse his situation

When he's not licking the boss' balls

It's that he yells at his colleagues, like it's a passion

Insults, pressure blows, misplaced reflections

Things that make you want to never work again

A real Nazi boy

Forced to belittle others to try to love his life

Conclusion: Just because you have power doesn't mean you're the leader

Just because you give orders doesn't mean you get respect

If you weigh on a small scale, and that you flex

You're not going anywhere, and it'll be too late when you realize it

[Chorus - Children's Choir and Orelsan]

A big fish in a small pond

The king of ants, the prince of minions

A big fish in a small pond

I'm talking about bluffing, excessive pride, abuse of power

A big fish in a small pond

The king of ants, the prince of minions

A big fish in a small pond

You always find stronger than yourself: that's the moral of the story

[Outro]

"Thank you, Uncle Orel! That was a great story you had. I didn't understand everything, but there had a lot of bad words!

• Artist:Orelsan
• Album:Perdu D'avance